Mad #134
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Ditched in the South Pacific," a bumbling Texan and a grumbling New Yorker find themselves stranded in the South Pacific, their unlikely bond tested by absurd misadventures and the vast, indifferent sea. Written by Stan Hart and illustrated with sharp, expressive flair by Mort Drucker, this Mad classic parodies the grit of urban survival with a laugh-out-loud twist. The cover, by Norman Mingo, captures the duo’s doomed optimism in a single, perfectly deadpan frame.
In the satirical "Midnight Wowboy," a clueless Texan bonds with a grizzled New Yorker as they navigate the absurdities of city life, chasing dreams in a world that laughs at both of them. A sharp, typeset lettered parody of the film *Midnight Cowboy*, it’s a deadpan, no-frills take on friendship and futility, with just enough wink to keep you guessing.
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Reprinted in Mad #36 (1972), Mad #54 (1973), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #13 (1974), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #14 (1974), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #15 (1975), Mad #70 (1975), The Medicine Mad #44 (1977), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #34 (1981), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #38 (1982), Mad's Sergio Aragonés on Parade #14 (1982), A Mad Big Book [Mad Zaps The Human Race!] #[nn] (1984), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #99 (1994), Mad for Decades #[nn] (2007), Mad's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonès #[nn] (2010), Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin #[nn] (2014), Mad's Greatest Writers: Frank Jacobs #[nn] (2015), Mad #13 (2020), Mad #18 (2021), Mad #29 (2023), Mad #32 (2023)
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